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Last update: 22:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
174° S
28 kts
max 41 kts
99%
4.39 mm
9° C
997 hpa
187° S
2.0 m
6 s
00:27
6.6 m
03h
191° S
21 kts
max 28 kts
93%
2.11 mm
8° C
996 hpa
192° SSW
1.8 m
6 s
5.0 m
06h
169° S
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.5 mm
7° C
994 hpa
189° S
1.5 m
6 s
1.8 m
09h
170° S
25 kts
max 39 kts
99%
0.82 mm
9° C
991 hpa
184° S
1.7 m
6 s
07:56
1.0 m
12h
169° S
25 kts
max 36 kts
99%
1.96 mm
9° C
990 hpa
183° S
1.9 m
6 s
12:45
6.4 m
15h
160° SSE
22 kts
max 35 kts
99%
2.71 mm
9° C
988 hpa
183° S
1.8 m
6 s
5.2 m
18h
156° SSE
24 kts
max 37 kts
99%
1.2 mm
9° C
987 hpa
180° S
1.6 m
6 s
2.0 m
21h
153° SSE
22 kts
max 34 kts
99%
0.72 mm
9° C
987 hpa
175° S
1.6 m
6 s
20:12
1.0 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
147° SSE
19 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.6 mm
9° C
986 hpa
173° S
1.5 m
6 s
00:59
6.6 m
03h
137° SE
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.46 mm
9° C
986 hpa
167° SSE
1.4 m
5 s
5.6 m
06h
141° SE
17 kts
max 26 kts
98%
8° C
986 hpa
168° SSE
1.3 m
5 s
2.3 m
09h
140° SE
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
8° C
987 hpa
168° SSE
1.3 m
5 s
08:33
1.0 m
12h
148° SSE
20 kts
max 28 kts
99%
9° C
986 hpa
176° S
1.3 m
5 s
13:18
6.4 m
15h
176° S
18 kts
max 25 kts
34%
9° C
986 hpa
183° S
1.2 m
5 s
5.6 m
18h
199° SSW
15 kts
max 22 kts
41%
9° C
987 hpa
188° S
1.2 m
5 s
2.5 m
21h
192° SSW
14 kts
max 20 kts
15%
8° C
987 hpa
198° SSW
1.0 m
5 s
20:47
1.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
178° S
12 kts
max 18 kts
10%
7° C
987 hpa
194° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
5.4 m
03h
161° SSE
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
7° C
987 hpa
183° S
0.9 m
4 s
01:33
6.7 m
06h
136° SE
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
7° C
985 hpa
174° S
1.0 m
4 s
2.8 m
09h
149° SSE
24 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.67 mm
7° C
985 hpa
171° S
1.3 m
5 s
09:07
1.0 m
12h
177° S
20 kts
max 24 kts
96%
1.56 mm
8° C
986 hpa
175° S
1.5 m
5 s
4.6 m
15h
191° S
12 kts
max 16 kts
36%
0.4 mm
8° C
988 hpa
179° S
1.3 m
5 s
13:54
6.4 m
18h
180° S
8 kts
max 10 kts
4%
0.44 mm
6° C
989 hpa
180° S
1.1 m
5 s
3.1 m
21h
155° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
0%
6° C
991 hpa
184° S
1.0 m
5 s
21:20
1.2 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
155° SSE
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
6° C
991 hpa
176° S
1.0 m
5 s
4.2 m
03h
123° ESE
8 kts
max 10 kts
1%
5° C
992 hpa
169° S
0.9 m
5 s
02:11
6.7 m
06h
109° ESE
9 kts
max 12 kts
17%
5° C
992 hpa
145° SE
0.9 m
5 s
3.4 m
09h
88° E
12 kts
max 16 kts
4%
5° C
992 hpa
132° SE
0.8 m
5 s
09:41
1.1 m
12h
71° ENE
15 kts
max 19 kts
8%
7° C
992 hpa
124° SE
0.8 m
5 s
3.3 m
15h
76° ENE
15 kts
max 18 kts
94%
6° C
992 hpa
115° ESE
0.8 m
5 s
14:35
6.4 m
18h
64° ENE
14 kts
max 18 kts
54%
6° C
993 hpa
92° E
0.8 m
5 s
3.8 m
21h
65° ENE
15 kts
max 19 kts
99%
5° C
993 hpa
92° E
0.8 m
5 s
21:53
1.3 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
69° ENE
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
5° C
994 hpa
94° E
0.9 m
5 s
3.0 m
03h
61° ENE
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
4° C
994 hpa
87° E
0.9 m
5 s
02:54
6.5 m
06h
56° NE
13 kts
max 15 kts
99%
4° C
995 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
5 s
4.2 m
09h
57° ENE
13 kts
max 15 kts
99%
4° C
996 hpa
71° ENE
1.0 m
4 s
10:16
1.2 m
12h
59° ENE
12 kts
max 12 kts
99%
4° C
997 hpa
68° ENE
1.0 m
5 s
2.2 m
15h
40° NE
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
4° C
998 hpa
66° ENE
0.9 m
5 s
15:22
6.2 m
18h
33° NNE
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
3° C
1000 hpa
63° ENE
0.9 m
5 s
4.5 m
21h
41° NE
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
3° C
1003 hpa
58° ENE
0.9 m
5 s
2.0 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
33° NNE
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
3° C
1005 hpa
52° NE
0.8 m
5 s
22:32
1.6 m
03h
57° ENE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
3° C
1006 hpa
51° NE
0.7 m
5 s
03:45
6.3 m
06h
83° E
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
3° C
1007 hpa
50° NE
0.6 m
5 s
4.9 m
09h
128° SE
10 kts
max 10 kts
92%
2° C
1007 hpa
54° NE
0.6 m
5 s
2.1 m
12h
140° SE
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
2° C
1005 hpa
67° ENE
0.6 m
5 s
11:00
1.4 m
15h
163° SSE
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
3° C
1003 hpa
75° ENE
0.6 m
5 s
16:18
5.9 m
18h
158° SSE
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
4° C
999 hpa
101° E
0.8 m
4 s
5.1 m
21h
151° SSE
27 kts
max 39 kts
99%
1.84 mm
4° C
992 hpa
118° ESE
0.9 m
4 s
2.7 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
181° S
27 kts
max 40 kts
99%
4.93 mm
7° C
986 hpa
133° SE
1.0 m
5 s
23:22
1.8 m
03h
191° S
28 kts
max 40 kts
99%
3.51 mm
8° C
981 hpa
140° SE
1.1 m
5 s
4.8 m
06h
249° WSW
22 kts
max 32 kts
97%
0.76 mm
6° C
982 hpa
147° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
04:46
6.0 m
09h
254° WSW
22 kts
max 30 kts
85%
6° C
983 hpa
151° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
3.0 m
12h
254° WSW
18 kts
max 29 kts
35%
7° C
985 hpa
153° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
11:57
1.7 m
15h
249° WSW
20 kts
max 27 kts
36%
0.49 mm
8° C
986 hpa
160° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
3.8 m
18h
258° WSW
15 kts
max 25 kts
4%
6° C
987 hpa
158° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
17:27
5.6 m
21h
252° WSW
12 kts
max 22 kts
20%
6° C
989 hpa
168° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
3.6 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
264° W
13 kts
max 23 kts
59%
5° C
990 hpa
154° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
00:28
2.0 m
03h
259° W
12 kts
max 21 kts
18%
4° C
991 hpa
160° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
3.4 m
06h
257° WSW
8 kts
max 14 kts
65%
4° C
990 hpa
151° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
06:02
5.7 m
09h
228° SW
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
5° C
990 hpa
144° SE
0.8 m
5 s
4.1 m
12h
211° SSW
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.45 mm
7° C
990 hpa
139° SE
0.8 m
6 s
13:10
1.8 m
15h
167° SSE
5 kts
max 7 kts
74%
0.72 mm
5° C
990 hpa
141° SE
0.8 m
6 s
2.5 m
18h
76° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
89%
5° C
989 hpa
141° SE
0.8 m
6 s
18:49
5.4 m
21h
95° E
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
5° C
988 hpa
133° SE
0.9 m
6 s
4.6 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
125° SE
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
6° C
985 hpa
123° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
2.6 m
03h
116° ESE
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1.42 mm
5° C
979 hpa
117° ESE
0.9 m
6 s
01:50
2.0 m
06h
125° SE
19 kts
max 29 kts
99%
8.85 mm
6° C
972 hpa
118° ESE
1.0 m
5 s
07:26
5.6 m
09h
157° SSE
21 kts
max 32 kts
99%
4.87 mm
8° C
967 hpa
130° SE
1.0 m
5 s
5.1 m
12h
155° SSE
20 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5.64 mm
8° C
962 hpa
134° SE
1.0 m
5 s
3.0 m
15h
176° S
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
8.38 mm
8° C
960 hpa
132° SE
0.9 m
5 s
14:40
1.8 m
18h
348° NNW
28 kts
max 36 kts
99%
3.05 mm
6° C
966 hpa
132° SE
0.9 m
5 s
4.2 m
21h
332° NNW
28 kts
max 37 kts
99%
1.26 mm
4° C
978 hpa
132° SE
0.9 m
6 s
20:12
5.5 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
305° NW
22 kts
max 28 kts
99%
4° C
987 hpa
134° SE
0.9 m
6 s
3.5 m
03h
300° WNW
16 kts
max 23 kts
66%
3° C
993 hpa
141° SE
0.9 m
6 s
03:22
1.8 m
06h
286° WNW
10 kts
max 17 kts
99%
1° C
996 hpa
141° SE
0.9 m
6 s
3.6 m
09h
254° WSW
7 kts
max 11 kts
26%
2° C
999 hpa
140° SE
0.9 m
6 s
08:46
5.8 m
12h
210° SSW
9 kts
max 12 kts
67%
6° C
1000 hpa
154° SSE
1.0 m
6 s
4.1 m
15h
166° SSE
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
2.22 mm
5° C
999 hpa
142° SE
1.0 m
6 s
16:09
1.6 m
18h
250° WSW
10 kts
max 17 kts
2%
6° C
1000 hpa
156° SSE
1.0 m
6 s
2.6 m

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